Apparatus for the cut of the mustache



June 28 1927.

P. 1.. M. v. CALMELS APPARATUS FOR THE CUT OF THE MUSTACHE Filed Dec. 1. 1926 Patented June '28, 1927.

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Application filed December 1, 1926, Serial 110. 152,006, and in France December 10, 1925." g

It is very difiicult when shaving oneself to give the must-ache a: regular cut and to preserve the same and in spite of much care and'a great deal of time lost, the least slip of the razor .alters the cut. It is then necessary to shorten'the mustache indefinitelytin order to rectify its line or to wait for several weeks until the hairs have grown again.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple apparatus which gives the mustache the desired shapeand automatically reproduces this shape without any pos sibility of error and without loss of time.

The invention also aims at ensuringthe apparatus being securely held in position during use so as to. givea regular 'cut to the mustache. V IY An apparatus according to the invention is represented by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which 2' Figures 1 and 2 are front, plan and rear views respectively of this apparatus.

Figures 3, 4; and 5 show various constituent elements of this .apparatus.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the apparatus in use.

The apparatus comprises an are 1 formed by two arms 30 articulated together by means of a screw 32 (Figure 4), engaged by a square portion 33 in square holes 34 in the arm 30 and having a cylindrical portion 35 also on which the arm 30 freely turns The two arms 30 30 can thus be moved apart like the legs of a compass.

The arms 30 30 are articulated respectively at 36 36 to the arms 10 10 of the supporting element 10 and thus form a kind of articulated parallelogram. Notches 37 are provided on the surface of the arms 10 10 forming projections which allow them to be held firmly in place by the teeth. Slots 38 38 are provided in the vertical lugs on the arms 10 10 I The guides or wings 1. 1 14 are articulated to these lugs by means of the screws 13 13 The apparatus described above is used as follows :The arms 30 30 are brought together or separated by turning the same about the joint 35, which allows the length of the arc 1 to be adjusted as desired, and accordingly the size of the apparatus according to the width of the mouth.

Further the arrangement of screws 13 13 and slots 38 38 inserted between the guides 14 .and 14; and the arms 10 10 of the supporting element 10, allows these guides firstly to be turned in the directions 40 40 which enables the line of trim of the-mustache to be. altered as desired, and secondly, to be moved vertically in the directions 41 4:1 inorder to adjust the height of these guides according to the thickness of the mustache; lVhenonce the apparatus has been finally ad usted according to'the size of the mouth and to the trim of the mustache adopted, Y

it is tightened up, the screws giving a good locking by reason of the square portion pro vided thereon.

The mustache is then lathered by means of the shaving brush along withthe rest of the face, brushing the hairson the cheek towards the mouth under the lather of soap which prevents these hairs from returning to theiroriginal position.

= The are 1 is then placed in front of the lips, the V-element 10 10 v being held between the teeth which allows the arc lto be kept in position with ease under the pressure of the teethand the lips The two shaved off by moving the razor along the exterior faces of the guides 14: 14 The portion of the mustache which it is desired to retain is always protected from the razor inside the guides 14 143, and that portion of the mustache outside the guides can be regularly and accurately shaved off. A very regular trim or out which is always the same is thus obtained. The automatic operation only lasts a few minutes. The apparatus described above thus allows of shaving oneself along the desired line of trim and without any possibility of error and without loss of time.

Claims:

1. In an apparatus for determining the trim of a mustache the combination of the following parts: an are formed by two arms adapted to be placed in front of the lips, two guide members" and means of articulation inserted between said guides and the ends of the arc allowing said guidemembers to be inclined relative to said arc, and, thereby, the line for trimming the points of the mustache, to be altered.

2. In an apparatus for determining the trim of a mustache the combination of the 1 guides 14: 14 then press against the musfollowing parts: an are formed by two arms adapted to be placed in front of the lips, and comprising two adjustable members allowing the length of the are to be varied according to the size of the mouth, two

guide members and means of articulation inserted between said guide members and the ends of the arc.

3. In an apparatus for determming the trim of a mustache the combination of the trim of a mustache the combination of the following parts: an are formed by two arms adapted to be placed in front of the lips, two guide-members, means of articulation inserted between said guide-members and the ends of said are and allowing said guide members to slide perpendicularly thus, allowing the apparatus to be adjusted according to the thickness of the mustache.

, i 5. In an apparatus for determining the trim of amustache the combination of the following parts: an are formed by two arms adapted to be placed in front of the lips, a supporting element adapted to engage between the lips and the teeth, means of artrim of a mustache the combination of the' following parts: an arc formedby two arms adapted to be placed in front of the lips, a supporting element adapted to be engaged between the lips and the teeth, means of ar-' ticulation inserted between said supporting element and said are, two guide-members,

means of articulation inserted between said guide-members and said supporting element so as to allow the inclination of said guidemembers relative, to said supporting ele' ment, and thereby, the line for trimming the pointed ends of the mustache to be altered.

7. In an apparatus for determining the trim of a mustache the combination of the following parts an are formed by two arms adapted to be placed in front of the lips, a V-shaped supporting element adapted to be engaged between the lips and the teeth and comprising two articulated arms, means of articulation inserted between said sup porting element and said arc, two guidemembers, and means. of articulation inserted between said guide-members and said supporting element.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PIERRE LEON MARTIN VICTOR CALMELS. 

